Stage 1

This week has seen some good and bad from the adoption agency. I think there may be some cracks in their seemingly well organised processes. We received an email from the 'Training Team' about the preparation group we are booked on next week, which detailed where it is and what time to get there, along … Continue reading Cracks?

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We received word yesterday that we have passed Stage 1 of the approval process. This means that our adoption agency processed the replacement reference in under 2 weeks, which, from what I've seen from other people's delays and frustrations, is astonishingly fast.Let me summarise our process so far.Early March - Attended LGBT Adoption Week event … Continue reading Progression!

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Just as I was starting to think about looking into some form of cryogenic suspension so that I could be woken up when the adoption agency had done something with our Stage 1 workbook my partner got a phone call from one of the social workers. (Let's just say "Patient" wasn't one of the 5 … Continue reading Glacial Feedback

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Just a quick update on my previous post. The adoption agency have confirmed that they had already been told that we have received our DBS Certificates, and they have said that because they contain "No Information" (i.e. they prove we don't have a criminal record of any kind) they do not "need sight of them". … Continue reading DBS Certificate

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It's official, I have no criminal record according to the Disclosure and Barring Service certificate I have received in the post today.Of course I knew that already, but at least that's another hoop that we've successfully jumped through. I'm just waiting to see if I need to send the certificate anywhere to prove I'm above … Continue reading Not a criminal!

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As of 5.30pm last night we have completed everything we can for Stage 1 of the Adoption Approval Process. The "Health & Safety Check" turned out to be more of a look around the house making suggestions on what we might want to do to make things totally safe for a toddler. There wasn't much … Continue reading The Waiting Game

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Well, that was a productive weekend. On Friday we went to a training day entitled "Introduction to Adoption Day", it was like being at school again. They had us and all the other prospective adopters sitting at tables in a horseshoe arrangement with three social workers and an outreach worker at the front talking to … Continue reading Moving Forward

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Good news everyone! We've been accepted into the adoption process. What's more, the adoption agency actually managed to reply to us within the maximum time-frame they had allotted themselves. Now the process begins in earnest. Welcome to Stage 1 of the Adoption Approval Process. We had been expecting a phone call to confirm whether or … Continue reading Information Overload

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